TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Law Forcing Sale or Ban
The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users’ First Amendment rights.
By Sapna Maheshwari and David McCabe
David McCabe
David McCabe covers technology policy from the Washington bureau. He reports on how increasingly skeptical regulators are trying to rein in major tech companies and how industry lobbies policymakers. Before joining The New York Times in 2019, he covered tech policy for Axios. He is a native New Yorker.
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A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.
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Congress Passed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Now Comes the Hard Part.
President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.
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